DEADLINE 28/07/2012 12:00:00Recruitment starts immediately upon publication of this vacancy announcement; posts may be filled already before the indicated application deadline.

ToRs are available only for shortlisted experts

ELIGIBLE NATIONALITIES all

OBSERVATIONS
• Only short listed consultants will be replied to.
• Please apply only if you fulfill all requirements for the vacant position
• All experts must have at least regional experience
• Please send us your CV in the EU AID format ; you may download the templates at http://wp.me/p1sHoW-5D
CONTACT applications@killefitconsult.com
Only short listed consultants will be replied to.

If you wish to submit your candidature, please send us:

1 – Your up dated and position-adjusted CV in EU AID format, in the language of vacancy and as word.doc detailing qualifications, experience in similar assignments. CVs in other format than EU format will not be evaluated.
2 – The country, no of position/field (s) you will apply for in the subject line of message
3 – Your daily/monthly fee (EUR) without the living allowances.
4 – Your communication details (Mobil, phone, etc.)
5- Applicants are encouraged to create consultant profiles in our online registry at: http://www.killefitconsult.com/beta/

Suggestions: Please make sure, that the experience requested is also shown “Description” section 14 of your CV. As the selections are very strict and paper based, we request you to prepare your CV in the right format and detail all the relevant experience under the Professional experience table as much as possible. There is no problem if your CV is long, the most important is to prepare so that it describes clearly your experiences relevant to the mission. (Your CV has to sell you!)
Restrictions: In case consultants are short listed, they must be able to provide documentary evidence for educational and professional items in their CVs (copies of diplomas, copies of employers’ reference letters, etc.). Documents those are not available in English have to be accompanied by a faithful translation. This is mandatory requirement for Europe Aid tenders.

A minimum input of at least 245 working days is required, out of which 100% of working days should be spent in Croatia. Team Leader will be responsible for implementation of activities defined in these Terms of Reference as well as for overall project coordination and quality control of project implementation.

Qualifications and skills
• A level of education corresponding to completed university studies of at least three years’ duration attested by a diploma, or equivalent general professional experience of 20 years related to the technology centres or business parks or commercial laboratories
• Excellent knowledge of English language
• Computer literacy

General professional experience
• 15 years of working experience related to the technology centres or business parks or commercial laboratories
Specific professional experience
• 5 years of working experience at a management position related to the technology centres or business parks or commercial laboratories
• Work experience on providing trainings in the area of business management of the technology centres or business parks or commercial laboratories

Advantages
• Master’s degree in Business Administration (to be scored with up to 1 point).
• Work experience as a Key Expert in the last 7 years on at least one TA project related to the establishment or management of technology centres or business parks or commercial laboratories (to be scored with up to 2 points).
• Experience in incubation or business development support to the biosciences or biotechnology centres/parks/laboratories or equivalent (to be scored with up to 2 points).
• Experience in development of business plan activities for technology centres or business parks or commercial laboratories (to be scored with up to 2 points).

Key Expert 2: Biotechnology laboratory expert – 200 md

A minimum input of at least 200 working days is required, out of which 100% of working days should be spent in Croatia.

Qualifications and skills
• A level of education corresponding to completed university studies of at least three years’ duration attested by a diploma in biochemical or chemical engineering, or equivalent general professional experience of 20 years in the field of biosciences / biotechnology sector
• Working knowledge of English language
• Computer literacy

General professional experience
• 15 years of relevant professional experience in the field of biosciences / biotechnology sector

Specific professional experience
• 8 years of working experience related to the laboratory practices, laboratory analysis and laboratory research
• 5 years of working experience as a laboratory expert in a biotechnology company/centre

Advantages
• Master’s degree in biochemical or chemical engineering (to be scored with up to 1 point).
• 5 years of working experience in development, establishment or improvement of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) or on providing trainings or capacity building on GLP (to be scored with up to 2 points).
• Experience in preparation of technical specifications for the laboratory equipment procurement (to be scored with up to 2 points).

Key Expert 3: Human resources expert – 60 md

A minimum input of at least 60 working days is required, out of which 100% of working days should be spent in Croatia.

Qualifications and skills
• A level of education corresponding to completed university studies of at least three years’ duration attested by a diploma, or equivalent general professional experience of 15 years in the field of human resources management
• Working knowledge of English language
• Computer literacy

General professional experience
• 10 years of relevant professional experience in the field of human resources management

Specific professional experience
• 3 years of working experience related to the human resources management for technology centres or business parks or commercial laboratories
• Work experience during the last 5 years related to the preparation and implementation of Human Resources Management Strategy for technology centres, business parks or commercial laboratories

Advantages
• Work experience during the last 5 years involving preparation and implementation of Human Resources Management Strategy for technology centres, business parks or commercial laboratories including associated financial management (to be scored with up to 2 points).
• Work experience with preparation of at least one for each of the following documents during the last 5 years: workload analysis, training needs assessment plan and tailor made job descriptions for institutions in biosciences / biotechnology sector (to be scored with up to 2 points).

Key Expert 4: Marketing expert – 60 md

A minimum input of at least 60 working days is required, out of which 100% of working days should be spent in Croatia.

Qualifications and skills
• A level of education corresponding to completed university studies of at least three years’ duration attested by a diploma, or equivalent general professional experience of 15 years in marketing or public relations
• Working knowledge of English language
• Computer literacy

General professional experience
• 10 years of relevant professional experience in marketing or public relations

Specific professional experience
• 3 years of working experience related to market positioning and branding tactics of the technology centres or business parks or commercial laboratories
• Working experience during the last 5 years related to the preparation of marketing strategy and marketing campaigns for technology centre or business parks or commercial laboratories

Advantages
• Work experience in the last 5 years involving preparation and implementation of marketing strategy and marketing campaign including associated financial management (to be scored with up to 2 points)